Additional Resources
Additional resources:
https://bucksskillshub.org/- A one-stop website with information and inspiration about jobs and careers in Buckinghamshire, including live job and apprenticeship opportunities and advice for students at all transition points.
Start https://www.startprofile.com/ – a free online tool which lets you look at job profiles, helps you find which jobs are linked to your interests, which subjects will best prepare you for the future world of work, develop employability skills and lots more.
National Careers Service https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/ – a Government organisation which helps you find out what a job involves and if it’s right for you.
Careerometer https://wannabebucks.org/careerometer/ – compare key information about occupations to help you to identify potential careers including pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects
CareerPilot https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/ – Plan your study and work. Career tools to help you decide which choices to make at 14, 16 and 18, consider routes to different qualifications and find out about job sectors.
Careersbox https://www.careersbox.co.uk/ – a free on-line library of careers videos showing real people doing real jobs, giving viewers an insight into entry routes and skill requirements for careers in all sectors
icould https://icould.com/ – Listen to people from accountants to zookeepers tell their own story about their real life career journeys.
Success at School https://successatschool.org/ – Career advice for schools and students aged 13-19
Prospects https://www.prospects.ac.uk/ – Match your skills and personality to 400+ job profiles.
Guardian Careers https://www.theguardian.com/careers – News, comment and analysis on careers
https://practicereasoningtests.com/psychometric-tests - a complete guide for students in dealing with psychometric tests during interview processes for placements and first full-time jobs
https://www.practicereasoningtests.com/practice-aptitude-tests/ - a page with free practice tests.
www.speakersforschools.org/experience-2/ and www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience/ - Virtual Work Experiences: we recommend student use the following online platforms which offer great opportunities for virtual work experience in a safe, well-managed format